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From: Andrew Barchuk <andrew@×××××××.io>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel upgrade confusion
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2017 18:58:38
Message-Id: 1514660307.2214491.1219747584.472FADA9@webmail.messagingengine.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Kernel upgrade confusion by Jalus Bilieyich
1 Hi Jalus,
2
3 > This is where I'm confused; which .config file (/proc/config.gz or
4 > /boot/config)
5
6 The two should have the same content most of the time. You can use
7 either. config.gz needs to be decompressed (e.g. with zcat).
8
9 > where in the kernel source tree do I put this file in.
10
11 In the root of the kernel source tree which is /usr/src/linux if the new
12 kernel is set with eselect kernel.
13
14 Make sure to read https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel/Upgrade which
15 explains all these steps in detail.
16
17 ---
18 Andrew